What was a political party that formed in 1854 in response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act called?
Republican Party
100
What Consists of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?
Reconstruction of Amendments
100
What was a plan that called for a bicameral legislative branch, with each state's representation based on its population called?
Virginia Plan
100
What was an executive branch check against the congress called?
Veto
100
Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
200
What was a series of laws that legally mandated the return of all run away slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
200
What was ratified in 1865, this amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. called?
13th Amendment
200
The 1786 uprising that led Americans to believe the federal government needed more power was called what?
Shay's Rebellion
200
What was a principle that the central government-also called the federal government-must share power w/ state and local governments called?
Federalism
200
Who was an Abolitionist who led raid at Harper's Ferry to steal weapons?
John Brown
300
What was a book who was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the harsh realities of slave life called?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
300
What granted African Americans citizenship and gave them the rights to make contracts, sue, and own property called?
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
300
What was a group who did not want to ratify the constitution due to the lack of a bill of rights called?
Anti-Federalist
300
What was a principle that a government rules legitimately by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power called?
Popular Sovereignty
300
Who was a health care reformer who founded the American Red Cross?
Clara Barton
400
What was a supreme court case that ruled African Americans were not citizens and did not have the right to sue in court called?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
400
What was the term given to northerners who came to the south during reconstruction, often believed to be only interested in making money in the areas that needed to be rebuilt called?
Carpetbaggers
400
What was a compromise that established a two-house legislature, one based on population and one with equal representation called?
The Great Compromise
400
What was the rights to which members of society are entitled even though they may not be part of the controlling group called?
Minority Rights
400
What was a period in the 1800s of increased participation in religion called?
The Second Great Awakening
500
What was a political party that supported nativism in the 1840s called?
The Know-Nothings
500
What was organized in 1866 by proponents of white supremacy and white nationalism, this group threatened African Americans with violence to keep them from voting called?
Ku Klux Kan
500
What was an act that set the national court systems called?
Judiciary Act of 1789
500
What was the government systems in which voters elect representatives who are responsible for creating laws and policies called?
Republican Form of Government
500
What was the name of a Spanish ship that was overthrown by slaves on its way to Cuba called?